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Do Not Pass Go
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English
7th Grade
11/14/2008

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Term
Who tells Jam and PJ about Dad being arrested? Why?
Definition
Deet; Mom thinks Deet knows how to talk to them best
Term
What game do Jam and PJ love to play?
Definition
Chutes and Ladders
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On the first day Deet goes back to school, he compares how he feels to an animal. What is the animal?
Definition
His hermit crab b/c when it changes shells it crawls out of the old one all soft, pink, and unprotected; that is how Deet feels
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What does Deet use as his “shield” when he gets to school on his first day back?
Definition
He takes all the books out of his locker and stacks them up to carry them
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What experience does Mr. Hodges, English teacher, have with the jails?
Definition
He taught English at the jail before all the education programs were cut
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What “duty” does Nelly take upon himself at school?
Definition
He makes it his job to protect Deet from any classmates who might tease him
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How many minutes does Deet’s dad get to use the phone when he calls the house?
Definition
5
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Where does Deet’s mom get a job?
Definition
Gina’s Diner
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What type of person does Mom say tips the most? Who tips the least?
Definition
People who look like they can’t afford to; “big shot” guys
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What happens to keep mom from being able to go see Dad at the jail?
Definition
Her waitressing shift gets changed to noon-9pm
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Who offers to take care of Jam and PJ after school?
Definition
Sally Chambers
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What does Sally offer to teach Deet?
Definition
How to cook
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What is the name of the prison?
Definition
Stalag 17
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What does Deet take to the prison to prove he is old enough to visit dad?
Definition
Birth certificate
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How many people was the prison built to hold? How many actual prisoners are there?
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100; 150
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What does an orange suit on a prisoner mean?
Definition
There are in segregation b/c they are being punished for something
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What does a red suit on a prisoner mean?
Definition
He/she is really dangerous
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What color uniform does Deet’s dad wear?
Definition
blue
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Why do the prisoners have to wear the shoes supplied by or ordered through the prison?
Definition
They are afraid the prisoners will smuggles things into the jail if they wear their own shoes
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What is different about Dad’s hands while he is in prison?
Definition
They are clean; no grease under his nails
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Why can’t the prisoners play in the gym?
Definition
The prison is so overcrowded that prisoners are sleeping in the gym
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What type of drugs was Dad caught with?
Definition
Methamphetamines
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Why can’t the prisoners listen to music?
Definition
Stuff was getting smuggled in with the cassettes; prisoners were making tattooing needles with things in the cassette player
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What does Deet do when he worries?
Definition
Make lists
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What song does Dad asks Jam and PJ to play for Ronny over the phone?
Definition
“The Gambler”
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What surprising connection does Deet have with Dennis Slater, his schoolmate?
Definition
Dennis’s brother, Jerry, is in jail, too
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What type of store does Deet pass the time in when he is waiting for the city bus to pick him up after visiting the jail?
Definition
CD store
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Which of his schoolmates does Deet see when visiting the jail? Why is she there?
Definition
Sheena Daily; her brother is in jail
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Dad says he’ll never eat what again after he gets out of jail?
Definition
turkey
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What is the name of the prisoner who is in the jail for murder?
Definition
Big Henry
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Who did Big Henry kill? Why?
Definition
His dad; His dad beat his mom and the kids
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Where does dad work in jail? What is the pay?
Definition
Laundry; 50 cents per hour
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Which author’s books does Deet send to his dad?
Definition
Steinbeck
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What did Sheena Daily’s brother, Billy, do to get thrown in jail? Why does his crime surprise Deet?
Definition
Robbed a house; b/c Deet knows they have plenty of money so why would he NEED to rob someone
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Why does Sheena think her brother robbed the house?
Definition
To get back at their parents; they are not caring parents
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What do the guys at the CD store name the stray cat they find?
Definition
Homeless
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What happens to Ronny after he is released from prison?
Definition
He stabs a guy and is arrested again
Term
After Dad is sentenced, where does he get to serve the rest of his time?
Definition
halfway house
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